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Бога
à peine

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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barely [Brit ˈbɛːli, Am ˈbɛrli] ADV

1. barely audible, capable, conscious, disguised:

barely
à peine, tout juste
to be barely able to walk
pouvoir à peine or tout juste marcher
barely 12 hours later
à peine 12 heures plus tard
barely concealed hostility
hostilité à peine dissimulée
she had barely finished when
elle venait juste de finir quand

2. barely furnished:

barely
pauvrement
barely perceptible
à peine perceptible
he was barely coherent (through fatigue, alcohol)
on avait peine à le comprendre
barely or scarcely printable
difficilement publiable
he's barely functional before 10 o'clock hum
il a du mal à émerger avant 10 heures
French
French
English
English
péniblement atteindre, se vendre
barely
méconnaissable (difficile à reconnaître)
barely recognizable
faiblement fréquenté
barely
à peine compréhensible
barely comprehensible
à peine mangeable
barely edible

in the PONS Dictionary

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barely [ˈbeəli, Am ˈber-] ADV

1. barely (hardly):

barely
à peine

2. barely (scantily):

barely furnished
pauvrement
barely audible
presque inaudible
French
French
English
English
difficilement
barely
les différences les plus insaisissables
barely perceptible differences
avoir un minimum vital
to have barely enough to live on
ça rembourse à peine les frais de fonctionnement
it barely covers operating costs
juste
barely enough
cela entre juste
that barely fits in
être à la limite du supportable
to be just barely tolerable
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
French
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barely [ˈber·li] ADV

1. barely (hardly):

barely
à peine

2. barely (scantily):

barely furnished
pauvrement
barely audible
presque inaudible
French
French
English
English
difficilement
barely
avoir un minimum vital
to have barely enough to live on
ça rembourse à peine les frais de fonctionnement
it barely covers operating costs
juste
barely enough
cela entre juste
that barely fits in
être à la limite du supportable
to be just barely tolerable
il y a à peine huit jours
barely a week ago

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barely audible
presque inaudible
avoir un minimum vital
to have barely enough to live on

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It summarizes the predominant directions of the gradient in a specified neighborhood of a point, and the degree to which those directions are coherent.
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His narration ensures that the film is just about coherent.
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It was argued that not all elements may be present in every case, but the picture is sufficiently regular and coherent to permit clinical recognition.
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We wanted the words to lack any coherent meaning.
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In 1976, the code adopted a coherent format for all materials and structural systems, based on limit states design philosophy.
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